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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

The REDUCTION of tolls from forty to
thirty six cents ton on coal from Gambler
land to George own, made yesterday by the
directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
will not, it is feared, bring back to that ca
nal the coal trade it has recently lost, "A
reduction of four cents ton will pct coal
on the wharves at Georgetown at little il
any less cost than that for which it can be
carried by railroad to Baltimore. Twenty
five cents ion would bring the lost trade
back, and it was hoped that toll would have
been established yesterday. The State OF
Maryland and the District of Columbia,
which are benefited by the canal should
provide for any deficiency in its revenue
that might be caused by twenty five cent
toll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

Clifton" farm of 400 acres, living in
Loudoun county, about .! miles from Up.
perville, was sold OIL Monday for $50 so per
acre, to Messrs. Joshua and Willie Fletcher.
The Clifton mill site, adjoining the above,
containing about / sores, was also sold to
the same purchasers, for $25 - per acre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

1t is said that DR.. Armstrong and his wife
are receiving instructions from Father
Kelley, of Atlanta, with view to becoming
Catholics Their daughter, Mrs Miriam
joined the Catholic church there last Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15
ALEX ANDRIA-
FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL Is.

Two RECENT cases that have occurred IN
Washington show that the courts OF that
city are in urgent need of reformation. One
of the cases referred to is that OF woman
whose almost every action proves her to be
insane, who is squandering money, and IN
curing enormous expenses, and making IN
seemly exhibitions of herself, and who has
once been confined in a lunatc asylum, and
vet who is permitted to remain at large be-
cause jury, not of experts or OF DOCTORS
but picked up on the street, declare her aane.
The other is that of man who though so
dangerously insane that he attempted 10
kill his keeper, whose whole family knew
him to be insane, and who has been confined
nearly all his life in insane asylums, Is re-
leased on the verdict of the same kind OF
Jury, and given permission to commit any
further injury his deranged mind may sug-
gest. The strangest part of this business Is
thai Judges, supposed to be intelligent men,
ermit ignorant, prejudiced or reckless Jn'
ries to commit such outrages upon society
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15
BY Green & wise. Auctionecrs.

PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE coz
L poration Court of the city of Alexandria. rem
dered on the 14lh day of March, A D. 1857. in
the chancery suit Of j. Southgate Yeaton ct al. vs.
a. NJ. Yeaton ct al, the undersigned will sell at
public auction in front of the Market House. on
SATURDAY, the Dist day of May, A. D. 1ss7.
the following real estate viz:
No laBeginning at the intersection Of Coum-
BUS and Pendleton streets, fronting on Pendleton
street LIB feet inches and running back l7C
feet inches except a portion thereof, beginning
on the east side of Columbus street, at the centre
OF the square, fronting 20 feet on Columbus
street, with depth of ITO feet.
No Am UNDIVIDED ONE.HALF 10 IN
IEREsT OF AN ACRE OR HALF SQUARE OF
GROUND, bounded by Wythe Pitt and Royal
streets
Terms of Sale: One third cash the residue in
three equal instaments, payable in six, twelve
and eighteen months from tho day of sale. with
interest, to be evidenced by the notes of the pur
chasers, with good security; title to be retained
until the whole purchase price is paid
CHARLES Z. STUART,
Commissioners If So
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

THE HIGHEST court in the land having
decided that tender of the coupons of Vir-
GINA bonds is legal payment OF any debt
due Virginia, any man owing s"ch deDt
has perfect legal right to pay that debt
with such coupons, aud any collector who
attempts to collect that debt by levy rem
ders himself aud his sureties liable for heavy
damages. The policy of paliog Virginia
debts With Virginia coupons has nothing 10
do with the moral and legal RICH, TO do so,
which is indlsputnble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15

THE CABINET, it is reported, is giving much
consideration to project for buying Tor
tuga Island from Hsyti, paying for it the
amount due by the Haytian government to
England, ard thereby relieving Hayti from
her obligations to Great Britain. Snch a
report is not favorable to the cabinets rep
utation for wisdom for nothing could be
more foolish than for it to be wasting time
on the consideration OF any such nnnecessE-
nv. troublesome aud dangerous scheme.
This government has oil the territory 1t can
well take care Of, aud il ii perform that
duty satisfactorily, no more will be asked OF
it by any of it's wise and patriotic subjects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15
Commissioner of Sale

/, John S. Beach, Clerk of the Corporation Court
OF the city Of Alexandria, do hereby certify that
Charles E. Stuart, Commissioner Of Sale in the
above nse, has given bond, as required by said
April, A. D. 1887
apis IS JOHN s. REACH C1ort
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is proposed to use electricity for point,
ing and firing guns OH United States naval
vessels
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-15
| UsT RECEIVED.

SATISFACTION TOBACCO received to-day di
~ rect from the factory, and for sale low by
jy23 7 {. NIIRURN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
Why Wen arc Pr0l,ibitienists.


There a"e many men who are pro
hlbltlonists, who can give no rcasol
FIR the belief they profess. The,
bIlndy accept what somebody elst
saws is a true principle. and one
which the government should en-
force. The late overwhelming ma
jorlty against prohibition in Texa.
will cause many such persons, who
have not heretofore thought upor
the subject, to seek for the reasons
of their faith.
Temperance and prohibition must
not be confounded. The former is
one of the highest virtues all men
should seek to practice; the latter is
the punishment of whole commu.
nifty for the vice of drunkenness OF
a few of its members.
The principles which appear to
aciuate prohibltionists are that men
are not able to take care of them
selves, and that paterna govern
lncnt must decide what they shall!
drink. They never, for a moment.
give up a single right or comfort of
their own; yet they seek TO deprive
others of the liberty of drinking
whatever gratifes their taste. This
is supreme seIfishness and brazen
faced tyranny. No law compels
man TO drink beer, wine or whisky.
No law prevents man from becom
ing a prohibitionists. There is no
law that ever made man prohibi
ZIONIST whose appetite craved strong
drink, and who determined to eratify
that unfortunate appetite. In this,
as in nearly all matters affecting
individuals, the settlement of the
question depends wholly on the de
termination and strength of purpose
of the person concerned. He can
quit drinking, bnt no one else can
quit for him. His conversion re
moves the evil from his own door.
and furnishes a good example for his
weaker neiehbor. But the man too
weak to abandon an evil habit will
not be strengthened by constitutional
amendments or local legislation. The
man must conquer the evil or it will
remain his master. - Farmerville
Gazette. ..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
White Labor.

In the South, where the chief pro.
dnctlon is cotton, it is surprising,
that the increase Of production is
due to white labor. The largest in
crease in cotton is in those districts.
like Texas and Arkansas, where the
population is. mainly white. 1t is
true that at least half of the cotton
crop is raised by whites. A signi,
hcaDl fact in connection with the
increase in Southern production is
the fact that it is greatest in those
articles where white labor is mainly
engaged. In sugar, mainly raised
by blacks, the production is falling
off. South CaroIina's rice crop,
worked BY negroes, has decreased;
that of Louisiana. grown by whites.
is steadily increasing; and go it is
with truck farming, dairying and
fruit growing, which promise so
much for the South; and manufac,
lures, monopolized by the whites,
save some Of the rougher industries.
IL is impossible TO obtain absolute
and definite statistics on this matter.
but everything points to the fact
that there has been but little change
or increase in the production of the
negroes in the South for many years
past, and that whatever Improvement
there is, is due to white labor, skill
and industry.-Abbeyille Is. c.
Medium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
NO. IL.
The Southern White Alan.

Partial Investigations into the
agricultural condition of the South
ern States make clear the interesting
TACT that in nearly every case of in.
creased production Of staple crop
white la Dor is to be credited with it
The sugar crop in Louisiana is raised
almost exclusively by negroes-and
IL exhibits no increase; there is not
as much sugar raised now as there
was twenty-seven years ago. The
rice crop in South Carolina, cult.
vated almost exclusively by negro
labor, shows a falling of, too, while
the rice crop in Louisiana, grown
mainly by whites, is increasing
Cotton is raised over large area
IN the South, and the crop is now
twoiif'hs (2,oO0,0OO) larger than it
was before the war--and the increase
ls to be found invariably in the local.
lt'es where white labor prevails.
some estimates place the proportion
OF the Southern cotton crop raised
by white labor at one half. The
'ruck.farming, dairying and fruit
growing that are coming to the front
as features in Southern agriculture
are exclusively in the hands of white
persons. These facts are rema, ,kable
when 1t is remembered that the ne.
groes have increased more rapidly
than the whites, and that until sew
eral years after the war they were
the only farm workers in many of
the Southern States. - St. Louis
Republican.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03

Miss Booth, the editor of Harrer's
Bazar, expresses oflen her partiaiity
for household pets. and not only in
her writings hnt in practice carries
Oh her belief ia this ueefuIncss. Her
Gne Maltese cat. q snowy con .
hination Of mouse color and white.
appears in the parlors at her recep
tons with a frii of white embroide-
ry around his neck, and seems
nnawed at the distinguished guests.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
Marais Car.lin.

The "sore spot" of the parish, OF
the public road between New Iberis
and A Atbevil'e, namely. the causeway
and bridges spannisg Marais Carlin
is once more likely to lead some one
into trouble. For several week,
past complaints 10y the bushel have
been made to us, with request to
bring the matter before the eyes OF
the public. and this week, between
Sunday and Tuesday only, not less
than four more have been added to
the list. Now, we confess to not
caring much about mixing ourselves
in business which we thought had
been definitely settled at the last
meeting of the police jury, the min
utes OF which were published in the
official paper mentioning the same;
but since, it appears no action has
been taken, while the interests of our
local trade demand it, Requested
by many we can name, if needed,
and with view to save our parish
numerous sui;s for damages, we make
bold to ask our police jury how long
before it will he definitely settled
that no one has the right to inter.
cept and close at will parish public
road? 1t would be we'll, we believe,
that for future reference in the pre-.
misses the point should be promptly
and et1icaciously brought TO a final
tion.-Lonisiana Farmer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03

Some people seem TO think that
the editor of country newspaper
ought to be sort o. a clown, give
open air performances in the streets,
tell long yarns. say smart things,
laugh at all he hears, and be a sort
Of center figure everywhere he goes.
In other words, he must he a regular
bootlicker, think just like you do,
nod sanction to all YOU say, beg every
one he meets to take his little paper,
play the hypocrte in a thousand
ways and live on wind. Baxley
(Ga.) Banner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
A Texas Magnetic Story.

A story comes from FL Paso,
Texas, of magnetic current of air
which issues from an artesian we'll
pipe near Sierra Blanco, on the
Texas Pacific railway. According
to the story, "it has been observed
by horsemen that whenever they get
in the neighborhood of the well
strong magnetic forces are felt, and
sparks are given off if the horses
name ia touched. Recently man
from Sierra Blanco was sitting close
to the we'll, aud on taking out his
pocket knife found nail, which he
had in his pocket, clinging to the
knife. He held his knife in the cur.
rent of air and found the magnetic
property was greatly increased.
Several weeks ago Superintendent
Judy held his pocket knife in the
current of air four minutes and the
knife is still strongly magnetized
from the effect. The outhowing
current Of air is believed to possess
remarkable curative properties. lis
efficacy is to be tested by expert.
ments upon cases of paralysis and
other diseases. The people who
live near the wonderful vel; call j..
the fountain Of youth. '"-Nashville
American.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
ADVERTISING RATES:

Transient advertisements, Sl.0o per
inch. first insertion. Each subseqent III
hertion, 50 cents per inch.
Announcing candidates for Office. $1,000
in advance Ward Offices, 500 III advance.
Death and marriage notices. when not
over six lines. published free. Obituaries,
resolutions Of respect, etc, viii be charged
10. at regular advertising rates.
uissiblc, will be charged double price.
No notice taken OF anonymous comm,l-
uications In all cases we reluirg the
writer's name and address not necessarily
for publication, but as guarantee of
good faith We viii undertake to preserve
or return rejected manuscript. In no way
will we be responsible for the views and
opinions of our correspondents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03

The first Polish newspaper ever
printed in America has been started
ia Buffalo. 1t is called Oiezyzna.
4 years subscription will be given
10 any American who can pronounce
the Dame Of the lew journal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03

The cotton crop in the province
Of Menutieb, Egypt, has been at.
tackled by worms, and much Of il has
already beeu destroyed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03

Mrs. Cleveland is making col
lection Of New England mosses and
ferns for the adornment of the White
House library after her return.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-03
... fFof. the Ahbeyille iieridionaL.
LOVES ROMANCE.

Where the tail paImettoes preen
Seem ever watching Ii. to stand.
The poet loves to lie at ease,
And list to pleasant thoagllts of yere
That come, as music with the breeze
The sun woull hide his hlushiny fac,
And seem to pine thus soon to leave.
This rustic home-this lovely place.
Where robin redbreast loves to dwell
There lived lovely little maid
All fair was she-~I knew her well
Whose gates o'ergrown with wv green
S.Dpd in a grove Of asnen tail
As lovely as was cye, seen.
But falrer still than these bv far
When she would raise the ol,en har
And breathe a blast Upon the horn
The flock and kline both loved to hear
And crc its echo reached their ear
They came in numbers at her feet.
-7e ass@v - @'"esse
Ana When at length the bar she'd close
She'd leave them for the nights reposa
Rctrace her steps-'twas cIos ing day.
IS then tEe Streamiet looks so sweet,
Al, parting shadows. evening meet,
As l'Eh" Is drawing tasty near.
.r
" a. MN 4t ihE my moved her mead
As ~ y TO Kiss tne pain she tread,
"i'n AtiiS stel-a@ utWn ana hlgnt.
WI, 1;a,,
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Tba, to,d - .inH ,,l, in J. ''s o1i l. iel lare
nA' 'oi'' VI e'"''h'SS N''o"h 10 lew.
She seemeJ aloua ,,d e+;l, ,,,,s ,,+
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SHE'D look and ,i' s,n;in ;,' .n, an5 hJ,Sb ,d
bI;nE so
-'4A ''
Al such fair moment "a was This
They're ant TO do So with a kiss ''''e''
IN hIarie them not for IL is sweet
You kiss-they kiss-we lxiss-a1l l,ss
Rut.yeyv oft ,rs make = miss
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tn .nnI. f,r -. ehles; itii;
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.pa,,o,,,ho,, r.,a,l,
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- ~. Il w ','n va 'tie sai"sh near
- 'ea'S 'ie you heai t'ie hofh
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rl,nt. ~ n'si 70 iTs we hiaio lofiofh
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i'en' "o'o 'iioS tne coiiiihg MORN
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12
County Building.



10-Adam Alday to Charles A. Rose,
outlot 4. WI. Alday's second addition,
Moline, $3.50.
Ellen B. Nourse to Nancy Wake. e3
lots and 2, block "a, old town, Moline,
5000.
Anna Blanchard to Chas. Fl. Anderson
pit swl south Indian boundary, So, IS, 1w,
81 400.
Zachariah Cook, by heirs. to John A.
Murrin. lot 5. block II. Spencer & Cases
addition, Moline. $500
Mary Rimers to Caroline Fremm, p
lot 3, block 1. Alday's second addition
East Rock Island in Moline, $500.
Luther G Snider to Homer ]. Lowrey
pit lot 10, II. 16, 2@, assessors plat 1870
| $1,000.
John c. Wright to Lafayette Metzler
pit nea and pit nwi, 81. 16. 1w. and 26, 16
1w, $4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12

Yesterday S. W. Wheelock, of Moline.
owner of Bonnie and Roxie McGregor,
received the following telegram from Lex
ington, Ky:
LEXINGTON. Ky, Oct lilo the
Hon s. W Wheelock. Roxie won her
race today in 2:20t Illinois against
Kentucky. B DoBLE.
The race was the 2;33 class, and the
purse $500 There were eight starters,
and In the first heat Roxie was seventh
The other three she won straight, This is
remarkable record for an animal which
had participated in but FIVE previous
races, The lowering of Roxie's record to
2:203 has Increased the animals value
greatly.
Roxie's previous record was 2:24 and
u fraction. Her next race will be in
Chicago on Saturday next. in the 2:25
class. The entries for this race closed
Monday, and Roxie was entered just in
| time. Had the Lexington race beer
trotted earlier, Roxie's record of 2:3Ol
would have barred her from the 2:25 race
| in Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12

COAL VALLEY.

Coal VALLEY. Oct. 8
Mrs James Reed has been quite sick,
but is some better,
Mrs F. c. Killing, Jr., is visiting her
relatives and friends in Chicago.
John Park is not WELL not having fully
recovered from the illness he had last
spring
J NJ. Mominy, principal of our school,
went Friday to attend the teachers insti>
tute at Princeton, Ill
VIM. Buns leaves here Tie middle of
the week fer Clay county. Ind, where he
intends to spent the winier.
Mis- Mary LindbOff has been suffering
from an attack of typhoid and malarial
fever for the past ten days.
T. b. Lees went to Chicago last week
as delegate to the Masonic Grand lodge,
and Misses Lima Lees aud Nellie Glenn
accompanied him.
The distemper is prevalent among the
horses south of here; Bollman Bros. have
lost one with it, and some of the neigh>
bors horses have it.
The rain on Saturday was very bene
| fetal. The farmers are very anxious to
before cold weather.
Mr.. McCracken, of Iowa county, state
of Iowa, died last Thursday. He for
merly owned the farm belonging now to
| +. &. Killing .Jr. Some of his old friends
here attended his funeral.
On Wednesday night during the thun'
der storm, the lightning struck J. 7.
| .,lA Dol @ rib Inn
near the dome, ran down the barge board
to the eve, then along the tin spouting to
window, branching off there in part,
when 1t came to the door. leaving the spout
ing, SCATTERING both the door and window
| badly. Mr. II was In bed, but was not
| hurt; his wife and daughter were sitting
on bed Oh the opposite side OF the room
and were stunned slightly by the shock.
Rather good joke occurred on the
Homestead pastor, Rev. McCianaghan.
He was to get some poles out of |
Caughey's grove, but missing his dlrec-
tions how to get to the place, went to }
Lindsey's. On the wav home he met Mr.
L., but they did not know each other
but, on Mr. l.. arriving home, he fount
that some one had been trespassing on
his timber He alleged that the party he
met was the trespasser. On inquiry, hi
described the color of the horses, anC
found that it YVES the minister that hat
the poles, The reverend gentleman
found out his mistake, and went mex
morning aud told Mr. L. he was the maj
thai took his poles. and offered to renu
merate him. but Mr.. L. utterly refused
to take any recompense.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12
REYNOLDS.
REYNOLDS, Oct IL

REYNOLDS, Oct IL.
Corn picking Is in full blast now
Two hotels in town and plenty of
boarders
j. n Hunt, of Chicago, was in our
town yesterday.
The Colfax visitors are still partaking
of the pleasures of that blissful abode.
The housewives morning admonition
to her husband now is, put up the
stove.
Hauling hogs and oats to town and
coal home is the order of the day with
most farmers.
Quite a number of the farmers have
their apples gathered, and some had
plenty and TO spare.
We understand that Reynolds is to have
| an entertainment some time in the neal
future. Date to lie given later
Rev. Witter and family leaves today
for his new field of labor. He has biC
his little flock here good bye" but moi
farewell forever"
| Our new minister comes for his trs'
work next Sunday. The field Is open and
ready for its master. We hope to SET
him come and take full possession from
| the first.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12

Prof. Pfau, the culinary artist, gave a
free illustrated lecture, the first in his
course in Rock Island. at the Sons OF
Veterans hall yesterday afternoon.
There were quite number present. and
the indications are that he will have E
good class in Rock Island His subject
of yesterday afternoon was eggs, that nee
essary adjunct to pastry as well as thu
more substantial articles of food and hi
displayed great talent in The profession ht
represents The regular course of lee
lures began today with the Art of bread
making.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12

The Orion Times just received a let
ter from the ''defunct" Wilson, whose
disappearance at Colona caused such a
sensation not long since. He says he had
an object in going away, and he viii
return when he wants to. He saws he
was acting in the role of detective wher
he left Rock river AS he did. Detective
for what? This appears to be one Of
those cases where detective was de
tected